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DECC to celebrate 60th anniversary with free public tours
DULUTH, Minn. — The Duluth Entertainment Convention Center will celebrate its 60th anniversary by opening
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Duluth Public Schools is not asking voters to finance a cure-all. It is asking for enough stability to protect student learning while the district continues the harder work of controlling costs, correcting financial procedures and reshaping operations.
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Stella Maris trap program takes aim at breakout fall season
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Steve Anderson Legacy Scramble nears capacity for 15th annual event
The tournament has carried Anderson's legacy forward by bringing together many of the people he influenced as a coach, golf professional, teammate, competitor and friend. His wife, Nancy, and children Aaron, Jennifer and Julie are included in the first group on this year’s pairing sheet.
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DECC to celebrate 60th anniversary with free public tours
DULUTH, Minn. — The Duluth Entertainment Convention Center will celebrate its 60th anniversary by opening its waterfront
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Howie: Durrwachter has become the council’s most trusted voice
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- 1 Howie: Durrwachter has become the council’s most trusted voice
- 2 Downtown Duluth leaders outline five-year strategy aimed at crime, homelessness, addiction and mental health
- 3 Howie: Duluth should vote yes on both school referendum questions
- 4 Stella Maris trap program takes aim at breakout fall season
- 5 Steve Anderson Legacy Scramble nears capacity for 15th annual event
- 6 DECC to celebrate 60th anniversary with free public tours
- 7 Nashville dominates AF1 All-Arena selections
- 8 Not-Too-Early Prep Preview: Hermantown turns to seven seniors as scoring roles undergo major reset
- 9 Howie: Mark Wilf draws a championship line for Vikings
- 10 Tim Meyer: Prepare our children for a future that is already here
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Howie: Durrwachter has become the council’s most trusted voice
The council is not an advisory committee to the mayor. It is a separate branch of city government, obligated to scrutinize administrative proposals, protect public money and represent residents whose voices cannot be heard from behind the closed doors of City Hall.
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Howie: Duluth should vote yes on both school referendum questions
Duluth Public Schools is not asking voters to finance a cure-all. It is asking for enough stability to protect student learning while the district continues the harder work of controlling costs, correcting financial procedures and reshaping operations.
Sports
Stella Maris trap program takes aim at breakout fall season
The Sentinels now have returning captains, increasing roster depth and a championship-tested young core. The next objective is to prove that last spring’s breakthrough in Alexandria was the beginning of something sustainable.
Steve Anderson Legacy Foundation Scramble
Steve Anderson Legacy Scramble nears capacity for 15th annual event
The tournament has carried Anderson's legacy forward by bringing together many of the people he influenced as a coach, golf professional, teammate, competitor and friend. His wife, Nancy, and children Aaron, Jennifer and Julie are included in the first group on this year’s pairing sheet.
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DECC
DECC to celebrate 60th anniversary with free public tours
DULUTH, Minn. — The Duluth Entertainment Convention Center will celebrate its 60th anniversary by opening its waterfront
Sports
Nashville dominates AF1 All-Arena selections
Individual awards, including most valuable player and offensive and defensive player honors, are scheduled to be announced Friday at the AF1 Awards Banquet in Clarksville.
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Not-Too-Early Prep Preview: Hermantown turns to seven seniors as scoring roles undergo major reset
Hermantown’s final record will depend less on finding one player capable of replacing everything that left and more on whether its senior class can make the game easier for one another. The Hawks have experience, numbers and a realistic opportunity in Section 7AAA.
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Howie: Mark Wilf draws a championship line for Vikings
Wilf also addressed the family’s long-term commitment to the franchise amid soaring NFL team values and recent ownership sales. The Vikings are not being positioned for an exit. The next generation of the Wilf family is becoming involved, and ownership intends to remain in place.
Tim Meyer
Tim Meyer: Prepare our children for a future that is already here
Tim Meyer is a Duluth architect and community builder. Reach him at tim.meyer@meyergroupduluth.com
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Hanson is a No. 1 college defenseman entering his prime, and UMD’s championship ceiling will be tied directly to how completely he controls the back end.
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Howie's Top 5 prep boys basketball players to watch next season
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Duluth Aerial Lift Bridge
Six decades later, DECC Arena remains Duluth’s classic stage
The Arena continues to work because it has never depended on being the newest or largest venue. Its appeal is rooted in permanence: the steep rows, the compact concert setting, the proximity to the lake and the accumulated memories of everyone who has passed through its doors.
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Defending champion Albany outguns Minnesota in AF1 semifinal
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Howie on Vikings Training Camp: Murray leans on repetition, experience in quarterback competition
Murray’s arrival gives the Vikings a legitimate alternative to McCarthy and gives O’Connell flexibility he did not have when injuries repeatedly forced changes at the position last season. It also gives Murray a fresh opportunity after seven years in Arizona.
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Flores said Minnesota has assembled a productive mix of rookies, developing players and established veterans, creating legitimate battles at several positions.
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